Which measurement error increased when Incan quipu suffered damage?

💡 Explanation

Missing or damaged cords prevents verification of entered data, thus increasing accounting errors because the quipu used positional notation of knots to record quantitative as well as qualitative information rather than precise engineering calculations; therefore option A. The others are less tied directly into primary function.

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